Pedro Damián Monzón (born 23 February 1962) is an Argentine

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manager and former player who played as a defender. He is an assistant manager of Independiente.

Club career

''Moncho'' Monzón played in different clubs, but most importantly in Independiente, with which he obtained 4 titles, including the Intercontinental Cup in 1984.

International career

With the Argentina national team he scored one goal against

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in the 1990 World Cup. Monzón became the first player to be sent off in a World Cup final, when

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Edgardo Codesal gave him a straight red card for a high tackle on

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65 minutes into the game, 20 minutes after he replaced fellow defender

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. He would be joined by teammate Gustavo Dezotti later on as Argentina lost the game 1–0. Many critics called the incident a prime example of Klinsmann's diving, a claim he contradicted. In an interview in 2004, Klinsmann noted that the foul left a 15-cm gash on his shin.

Managerial career

After retirement, Monzón became a coach and manager. He has coached different clubs in

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and

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, as well as youth divisions of clubs in Mexico and Argentina. He had a short spell as interim manager of Independiente,. In Ecuador, he was suspended for 2 months while coaching club Olmedo for aggression towards a referee. He then became youth team manager at CD Veracruz before taking over as first team manager in the

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, he was replaced in 2007. In 2008, he returned to Argentina to take over as manager of

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Personal life

Monzón's son, Florián, is a professional footballer.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.''

Honours

Player

; Independiente * Primera División Argentina: Metropolitano 1983, 1988–89 *

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: 1984 * Copa Intercontinental: 1984 *

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runner-up:

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;

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runner-up:

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References

External links

Yahoo Sports profile

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BDFA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Monzon, Pedro 1962 births Living people People from Goya Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Copa Libertadores–winning players Barcelona S.C. footballers Club Alianza Lima footballers Atlético Tucumán footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers Doping cases in association football 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1989 Copa América players Argentina men's international footballers Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Argentina Argentine football managers Club Atlético Independiente managers Chacarita Juniors managers C.D. Veracruz managers Argentine Primera División players Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Men's association football defenders Footballers from Corrientes Province C.D. Olmedo managers 20th-century Argentine sportsmen